Capitol Insurrection

New Details Suggest Senior Trump Aides Knew Jan. 6 Rally Could Get Chaotic

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The Effort to Overturn the Election – By Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien – ProPublica – On Dec. 19, 2020, President Donald Trump blasted out a tweet to his 88 million followers, inviting supporters to Washington for a “wild” protest. Earlier that week, one of his senior advisers had released a 36-page report alleging significant…

House Oversight and Reform Committee Gets First Shot at Questioning Trump Military and Justice Officials in Charge During Capitol Insurrection Jan. 6

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By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee had their first shot this week at questioning Trump’s acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller about his role in botching the military response to the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6., along with the questionable advance intelligence handling of…

South Carolina Man Arrested for Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

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Staff Report – A right-wing Trump supporter from South Carolina was arrested and charged last week for assaulting police officers and destroying government property during the Capitol insurrection on January 6, according to a press release just out from the U.S. Department of Justice. The department unsealed a complaint this week against Nicholas Languerand, 26,…

Four More Right Wingers Charged in U.S. Capitol Insurrection

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Staff Report – The United States Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation continue to make arrests and charge more domestic terrorists with crimes for breaching the U.S. Capitol on January 6 and trying to prevent the certification of the 2020 election. This week, a member of the Proud Boys and his brother…

Videos Released: FBI Seeks Public Help in Identifying Suspects Who Assaulted Police Officers During Capitol Insurrection

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Staff Report – The FBI’s Washington Field Office has released new information and videos showing suspects in the most egregious assaults on federal police officers during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, and is seeking the public’s help to identify them (videos below). It has been two months since violent extremists breached…